, 1887-04-28

cleveland Declares that he will not be q
Candidate for Second Term.

OUT OF THE RING.
cleveland Declares that lac will not be n
Candidate for . Second Term.
ST.. LOUIS, April 22.-A special from
Washington to the st. Louis Republi.
can gives the following rather startling
information: president Cleveland
neither wished, nor will he accept, Il
denomination. This will be startling
information to the country, setting at
rest important questions Of a second
term, now the subject OF interested
consideration in political circles every
where" The correspondent OF the
Republican has the highest possible
authority for the statement, however,
and it can be depended upon as strict
ly and entirely true. 1t comes from
the president himself, who made the
declaration to this effect on Wednes-
day to a prominent democratic sena-
tor from one of the western states, who
is on terms Of especial intimacy at the
white house. The president spoke
with so much deliberate earnestness
and such studied emphasis that the
senator with whom he was talking, is
certain there is no reason to question
his perfect and entire sincerity, this
manner, no less than his words, indi.
Gated that the declaration was simply
the decision of firm resolution which
had resulted from careful considera-
ton of all phases OF the matter. The
president said he had not given any in
timation OF his feelings to representa-
tives OF the press for the simple rea-
son that he felt nothing he might say
about not wishing or being willing to
take second term would be believed.
~ hardly expect any body to believe
it," he said, "except my wife, but it is
none the less true. Continuing he
added: Everything i do, every ap-
pointment / mako, they think it is to
secure reelection. On the contrary i
am counting the days that remain un-
til my release from Office, just as If l
were prisoner in confinement"
Apparently, to make it plain that he
had taken no half-hearted resolution,
the president proceeded to speak of
the exacting and laborious duties
which fall to the incumbent OF the
presidential Office when the functions
Of the presidency are administered
with the minute faithfulness he has
brought to the position. "No man."
he said, "could endure the strain of
such labor, at once physical and
mental, for longer period than four
years without risk of permanent inju-
ry to his health" For these reasons
he could not think of continuance
of his term beyond four years, which
he has now half completed. Nothing,
he said to his senatorial visitor, could
persuade him to alter his resolution
which he had deliberately formed.
He did not want second term and he
did not believe there were any obliga-
tions OF public duty which could re-
quire him to forego his personal
wishes. The senator who has repeated
this significant conversation to his
friends says that while tho president
was not talking for the purpose of
getting his views about reelection be-
fore the public there was no intima-
ton that lie desires his words to be
regarded ~ confidential. The senator
has spoken freely Of the interview to
personal friends without any injunc-
ton of secrecy, and it is not unlikely
this private discussion Of the matter
will eventually provoke some formal
and public utterance by the president.
He Is also quite sure there is mono of
the coy strategy of an artful politi-
clan who thinks by this device to ap-
pear as being sought by, rather than
seeking the Office, in this disavowal OF
a second term ambition by President
Cleveland. The president was specific
and decided in saying he could not be
induced by any possible considera-
tions TO change his mind; that there
was nothing in the way OF argument
which could be brought to bear TO
alter the resolution, determined alike
by every consideration OF personal
comfort and Happiness and by most
conscientious regard for what could
fairly be asked Of him as u patriotic
servant Of the people.